Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.9° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
480
414
341
327
276
225
243
300
723
714
588
478
378
367
345
329
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
S
5
SW
10
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM1.65m
2:04PM1.77m
2:21AM1.70m
2:43PM1.80m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.38m
7:42AM0.32m
8:10PM0.33m
8:24AM0.27m
8:51PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
2
2
2
3
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
8
8
7
6
5
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